black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.

John Calvin

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
JOHN CALVIN

God Happiness Men Seek
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
JOHN CALVIN

God Himself Sleep Time Work
We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
JOHN CALVIN

Build Ourselves Visible
True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
JOHN CALVIN

Deep Knowledge True Wisdom Yourself
There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Deep God Religious Spiritual Wisdom
It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.
JOHN CALVIN

Alone Faith Justice Religious Wisdom
We may rest assured that God would never have suffered any infants to be slain except those who were already damned and predestined for eternal death.
JOHN CALVIN

Death Exception God Suffering
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Growth Hate Imagination Man Ourselves
Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
JOHN CALVIN

Grace Human Liberty
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
JOHN CALVIN

Dog God Myself Silence Truth
Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.
JOHN CALVIN

Gift God Himself Religious
There is no group or type of people anywhere in the world that is excluded from salvation, because God desires that the gospel be proclaimed to all without exception.
JOHN CALVIN

Desire Exception People Religious World
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
JOHN CALVIN

Exercise Faith Prayer
Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
JOHN CALVIN

Beginning Faith Humility Intelligence True
A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot.
JOHN CALVIN

Fools Himself Idiot Men
There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises.
JOHN CALVIN

Expectation Faith God Himself Place Promise

We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God’s benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Calvin Quotes